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[[Image:Sombre_Greenbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15–18 cm.  Dull grey olive-green plumage, paler on the underparts than above. White iris. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than the adult and have dark eyes.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Eastern [[Africa]] from [[Ethiopia]] to the [[Cape]] in [[South Africa]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrubland.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes insects, fruit and small snails.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 6 June 2008

Andropadus importunus
Photo by rudydbn

Identification

15–18 cm. Dull grey olive-green plumage, paler on the underparts than above. White iris. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than the adult and have dark eyes.

Distribution

Eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects, fruit and small snails.

External Links

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